Attorney calls charge against Selma councilman 'blatant retaliation'

Selma City Councilman Sam Randolph turned himself in to Selma police Friday morning on a pubic lewdness charge and was soon after released on a $1,000 bond.

According to Selma Police Chief Spencer Collier, the charge stems from an alleged April 1 incident on Broad Street. Public lewdness is a misdemeanor.

“At approximately 11:30 p.m., narcotics officers observed a red Infinity travelling on Broad Street in Selma stop in the roadway near Cheers Package Store,” Collier stated in a news release. “The driver of the vehicle, later identified as Samuel Randolph, exposed his genitalia and began urinating. This occurred in a public area readily visible to the public.”

Collier said the narcotics officers instructed a patrol officer to then conduct a traffic stop.

“The patrol officer stated that Randolph smelled of alcohol upon exiting his vehicle,” Collier said. “Additional officers also detected the odor of alcohol. Officers reported that Randolph became agitated and removed his personal phone and began filming the incident on Facebook Live.”

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